UAE News and Press, iShares MSCI UAE Capped ETF From 04/14/23

2023-04-14 00:00:00 ET Summary Deposits are the main source of funding for EM commercial banks. Some frontier countries still lag in terms of regulatory best practices. The volatility seen in the aftermath of recent events created investment opportunities. There has ...

2023-03-22 00:36:00 ET Summary The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is benefiting from a resurgence in growth. Giga projects have been the cornerstone of the multi-year reform process underway in the region. MENA's weight in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index has increa...

Summary The Gulf Cooperation Council area has so far withstood global challenges, with year-on-year GDP growth accelerating to 6.9% in 2022, driven by high oil prices and stronger growth rates in non-oil sectors. Inflation rates in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries remain below the...

Summary Uncertainty abounds in many key global macroeconomic drivers. However, some of this uncertainty, global growth and geopolitics in particular, may provide a strong tailwind for EM debt. All key global macroeconomic drivers are maximally uncertain – rates, FX, duration, IG ...

Summary Over the past five years, the FTSE Russell GCC Extended Index strongly outperformed both the broader FTSE Middle East & Africa Extended (MEA) and the FTSE Global All Cap indices. The Omani bourse was the GCC’s star performer in 2022, outstripping the GCC Extended inde...

Summary China’s economic reopening is proceeding swiftly, despite the spike in COVID-19 cases in early January. January witnessed a dramatic shift in the performance of growth stocks, with the MSCI Emerging Markets Growth Index posting double-digit returns. Consensus expectat...

Summary If you believe in continued downward pressures on oil prices like me, exposure to oil-import nations such as India via ETFs such as WisdomTree India Earnings ETF seem promising. A slowing global economy is a headwind for EPI's export revenues, however. EPI benefits from dome...

Summary We are optimistic that emerging markets, in particular Chinese equities, can post positive returns in 2023. Consensus expectations point to two further increases in the US federal funds rate in 2023. As the investment environment evolves, an important feature that we seek in...

Summary Interest rates rose more than most predicted, and inflation continued its decade-long ability to surprise forecasters. Implicit in both projections is that inflation has peaked, and the majority of rate hikes are behind us. In our view, it would be more prudent to focus on a...

Summary My search for global yield takes me to Canada. Increased Canadian interest rates and strong oil and gas growth prospects paint a bullish outlook for the VDY ETF. However, according to my technical analysis read that takes into account flow, location, and trap elements, this ...